Melanie Hooks

Zero spoilers—and this isn’t a review (that would be unfair during Previews week)—but here’s the skinny on the newest world premiere at Pasadena’s own...

In today’s streaming environment, there are more ways than ever to watch the 2026 Rose Parade.

Pasadena Heritage presents this year’s Architectural legacy tours on Tuesday, Dec. 30. You and your holiday guests are invited to take a fully narrated and...

Visitors to One Colorado in Old Pasadena have the opportunity to meet and sit for pictures with Santa through the shopping season. Hours and prices below.

THEATRE REVIEW What’s a classic myth without goddesses in breastplates, heroes in bare chests and sandals? And of course, acrobatic women dangling from the...

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Esteemed architectural historian Dr. Robert Winter passed away this past Saturday, February 9, 2019, at the age of 94. By Melanie Hooks Dr. Winter’s love of...

How could you lose with a holiday TV special built around the biggest blockbuster film of all time? By Melanie Hooks CBS and Star Wars managed it in fine style....

Hold onto your hats, playgoers. It’s time for silly, surreal love and friendship. By Melanie Hooks Two shows, both down to their last two weekends — one...

Many Pasadenans might be familiar with the annual Hillsides Gala held every February at The Langham Huntington, a highlight on the social calendar. They might...

THEATRE REVIEW Good news for lovers of great musical theater and dreamers both: Pasadena’s A Noise Within (ANW) is jump starting their 2018-19 season with a...

If you haven’t yet heard of Culture Clash, now is your chance. The Latino/Chicano playwright/performer trio has been banging the drum of southwestern...

Though she never appears onstage, Nigerian-American playwright Mfoniso Udofia might just be the real star of Boston Court Pasadena’s newest show “Her...

THEATRE REVIEW In the end, the problem lies with the play. Henry V asks: is there a moral war? And answers “Yes”… because God wants me to win. Who...

THEATRE REVIEW – “Sinner’s Laundry” Friday night launched the IAMA Theatre Company’s 10th Anniversary celebration and the premiere of Sinner’s...

THEATRE REVIEW – “The Marvelous Wondrettes” – (EXTENDED!) Sierra Madre Playhouse’s summer musical comes in two parts: Act One – 1958. Senior...